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South Korea just changed the game and Canada needs its own grand bargain

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Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

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Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

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Homer Simpson’s gun and the notwithstanding clause

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Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

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Honouring Indigenous self-determination by applying parallel paths

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How universities can be places of common ground in an age of diversity and polarization

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Why increased candidate diversity can help rebuild trust in Canadian politics

Well-being of children with disabilities calls for rights-based policies

When the crises never end: Janice Charette says organizational health is the next big challenge for the public service

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Taming the tech giants will cause collateral damage

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Involve more ordinary Canadians in implementing the Online Streaming Act

French as a condition of immigration: the CAQ’s new reform

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Four conditions for the new Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit

A one-click citizenship oath isn’t the way to go

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Historic meeting of ministers needs to look at international human rights

How did Turks abroad vote in Turkey’s election?

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The case of McVety’s “university” has massive legal and constitutional implications

In a darkened room, a man’s hands type on a laptop. Overlayed is a translucent illustration of data in three thin rows, one blue, one magenta, one yellow, all leading into a square block of combined data that hovers over the hands and laptop.

Canada is failing to regulate AI amid fear and hype

Trois affiches sont visibles sur un poteau qui s’élève en bordure d’une route pavée. Celle du haut invite à circuler à basse vitesse en raison de la présence possible d’enfants, celle du milieu signale que les lieux sont une propriété privée de la nation Squamish et la dernière, plus grande, recommande aux gens de s’isoler chez eux ou, à défaut, de maintenir une distanciation sociale. Un filet de basket-ball est visible derrière les panneaux et l’on aperçoit un village en arrière-plan.

First Nations, federalism and lessons from the fight against COVID-19

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Who’s going to finally fix federal public service management?

A man gives a woman the finger with both hands while she wags her finger at him. The man is wearing a mask. In the background protesters wave Canadian flags and wear T-shirts disparaging Justin Trudeau with nasty language.

‘Winner-take-all’ politics threatens Canadian democracy

Banning pre-election polls is a bad idea

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Who the public trusted during the pandemic

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